Lisbon Story
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Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postcard from a friend who at the moment is filming a film in Lisbon. He sets out across Europe to find him and help him.
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Cast
11 people
Rüdiger Vogler
Phillip Winter
Known for
Alice in the Cities
OSS 117: Lost in Rio
Patrick Bauchau
Friedrich Monroe
Known for
Carnivàle
Panic Room
Teresa Salgueiro
Herself
Also in
Your Neighbour's Wife
Rio Turvo
Manoel de Oliveira
Himself
Also in
Doomed Love
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
Vasco Sequeira
Truck Driver
Also in
Recollections of the Yellow House
Manoel’s Destinies
Joel Cunha Ferreira
Zé
No other roles listed
Sofia Bénard da Costa
Sofia
Also in
How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal
Outside
Vera Cunha Rocha
Vera
No other roles listed
Elisabete Cunha Rocha
Beta
No other roles listed
Ricardo Colares
Ricardo
Also in
Alex
Poor George
João Canijo
Crook
Also in
Here in Lisbon
Step by Step
Wim Wenders Director · Jürgen Knieper Composer Lisa Rinzler Cinematographer
United States release August 1, 1997 · Produced in Germany, Portugal, France, Spain · Languages English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Production
Wim Wenders Stiftung
Production
Madragoa Filmes
Production
Road Movies
Production
ARD
Production
Road Movies Filmproduktion
Production
Germany · Portugal · France · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
Portugal · December 16, 1994
Theatrical
United States · August 1, 1997
Theatrical
Czechia
April 11, 1996 · Theatrical
Germany
May 18, 1995 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 16, 1995 · Theatrical
January 18, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Taiwan
July 10, 2020 · Theatrical · 4K重映
Thailand
October 10, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
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